Wood costs for pulp mills in Eastern Canada have fallen dramatically the past four years, and the region has some of the lowest wood fiber costs in North America, according to the North American Wood Fiber Review. In 2012, pulp mills in Ontario and Quebec had some of the highest wood fiber costs on the continent.
At 5:54 a.m. March 31, 2016 the A64 paper machine produced its last reel of paper, marking the final day of operation for one machine and setting the stage for a new era and the future of the Ashdown mill.
Simmering tensions between B.C. and Quebec, and between large and small Canadian lumber producers, will frame formal Canada-U. S. negotiations to take place here next week.
Damage was estimated at $100,000 to a Graphic Packaging facility following a fire late Friday night. Thirty employees were evacuated without injury. Seventeen firefighters fought the fire and were at the scene three hours.
When sentenced in November, Robert Lees could face up to 60 years in federal prison. Lees was among those who were involved in alleged kickback schemes. He was convicted of conspiracy, mail fraud, money laundering and making false statements in a loan application following a seven-day trial in federal court.
